Hoping not to be squished in over at Media Mecca again this year, The Black Rock Gazette will be requesting its own camp this year. No gaurentees mind you but we're giving it a shot and Durgy is championing the cause. To keep abreast of the developments you can join Tribe.net and join the Black Rock Gazette tribe.

I am the camp manager as well and will be looking for an LNT Mgr.

Any Gazetter's that would like to volunteer to come early to set up and stay a day later to Leave No Trace, will be fed and coveted greatly.
Camping priorety goes to staff ie anyone working on the paper.

HEY GAZETTE PEOPLE,
I am very interested in having my comic strip,
"HEROES OF THE PLAYA" featured in the BLACK ROCK GAZETTE again.
It was featured four times in the 2003 edition,but last year the ED in Chief, DURGY was no where to be found. I got some great feedback from readers and I would like a chance to add some more superheroics to the paper.
These are the only known superheroes of BLACK ROCK CITY and they deserve to continue their quest to keep the peace on the playa.

Sheepman, Durgy can get a little busy the time of the event. This year he will be more available and will be camping within the Black Rock Gazette.
If you can not find Durgy, ask for Nefarious the Volunteer CoOrdinator or Francis (ops) or even myself Gothalot (camp manager/picture editor). Most likely we will be located in Center Camp near Media Mecca. The Gazette is looking for our own space this year so untill I have gotten word of exact placement Im unsure. You can also e-mail Durgy at durgy@burningman.com .

Thanx for the feedback. I'll contact Durgy asap. Check out "Heroes of the Playa" in the 2003 version of the Black Rock Gazette, it was featured four times. I'd be into sending some copies if need be. Thanx again. peace to the fleece-SHEEPMAN

Well sorry folks but BMorg announced that there was to be NO Black Rock Gazette. Some of the xBRG folks are putting together another paper in the same quality w/ fewer restrictions. Stay tuned. If you'd like to be forwarded to the X-BRG staffers send me an e-mail and Ill get you in touch. All the best, Gothalot
email to: atomiclens (at) sbcglobal (dot) net

Competition for Piss Clear? Less restrictions? What started out looking bad may turn out to be anything but. Having a good old fashioned media war for the hearts and minds of BRC's citizens...at least the ones that Camp Apokiliptika doesn't take, could be interesting.

Something tells me BRC this year will more than make up for last year's problems.

K-IV
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Thank you for over 7 years of eplaya memories. I have asked Emily Sparkle to delete my account and I am gone. Goodbye and Goodluck to all of you! I will miss you!

Kinetic IV wrote:Competition for Piss Clear? Less restrictions? What started out looking bad may turn out to be anything but. Having a good old fashioned media war for the hearts and minds of BRC's citizens...at least the ones that Camp Apokiliptika doesn't take, could be interesting.

---We are not competing with anyone. We are more focused than that. The various papers out there do a fine job however we are planning for a paper that picks up where the Gazette left off and where the Gazette should have been in the first place. The Black Rock Beacon can be found on Tribe.net if there is any interest in helping us out. Seeing that we have no funding at all we also will appreciate donations to the cause. We're also looking for paper deliverers.

Something tells me BRC this year will more than make up for last year's problems.

-----No doubt there. The news will be hot and fresh and we'll be there to deliver the latest Playa news as it happens.

Kinetic IV wrote:Competition for Piss Clear? Less restrictions? What started out looking bad may turn out to be anything but. Having a good old fashioned media war for the hearts and minds of BRC's citizens...at least the ones that Camp Apokiliptika doesn't take, could be interesting.

Something tells me BRC this year will more than make up for last year's problems.

---We are not competing with anyone. We are more focused than that. The various papers out there do a fine job however we are planning for a paper that picks up where the Gazette left off and where the Gazette should have been in the first place. The Black Rock Beacon can be found on Tribe.net if there is any interest in helping us out. Seeing that we have no funding at all we also will appreciate donations to the cause. We're also looking for paper deliverers.

Make up for last year?
-----No doubt there. The news will be hot and fresh and we'll be there to deliver the latest Playa news as it happens.

It's okay, really, being transparent/invisible does occasionally have advantages -- except when one is trying to catch the attention of someone who either can't or won't see you.

Hello?

Radio station? Distribution is infinite and immediate and FREE. Am I victim of some paper-based racism campaign here? What is the flaw I'm missing in this apparently (to me) win-win scenario that is preventing y'all from frothing at the bit with enthusiasm for my suggestion?

We would LOVE to have contributions from a crew of long-winded and verbally acute correspondents. !!
Why isn't this thrilling? How long do you need for the red carpet to be?

Is the prospect of reading your print-style 25 plus word sentences aloud without coming up for air daunting? Are you unable to consider yourself productive unless you're generating something that can go in a clip book?

It's not my first choice to start a conversation with a platoon of keyboard-pounders pissed off at me, but I'm going to have to throw a drink on you in a minute.

Hello???

Would you like to discuss this? Or are you completely and unalterably set in your Gutenburgian ways? That is SO last century, by the way.

I think maybe he is trying to ask why don't you have a radiostation instead of a newspaper, and possinly offering help with the radio?

(If I am interpreting correctly, then I guess that the answer to the why is that radio and newspapers 1) reach different people - not everyone has a radio in their camp, let alone listens to it regularly, and 2) are different media, so if your interests lies in the written words, making spoken words art might not be inspiring.)

Yes, thank you Janka, I gathered that. Radio is a fine idea but the paper will happen anyway. Its already moving ahead. We have a large group of print/publishing professionals already working on it as part of their 'gift' to the people of BRC. I will bring it up to the papers councel if the radio people are interested in a collaboration of course. So far no one has contacted me or Mitch (this years publisher)

[quote="Gothalot"]Yes, thank you Janka, I gathered that. Radio is a fine idea but the paper will happen anyway. Its already moving ahead. We have a large group of print/publishing professionals already working on it as part of their 'gift' to the people of BRC. I will bring it up to the papers councel if the radio people are interested in a collaboration of course. So far no one has contacted me or Mitch (this years publisher)[/quote]

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